12 Facts About CBBC Channel

CBBC Channel should provide a stimulating, creative and enjoyable environment that is safe and trusted.

However, in December 2019, CBBC Channel brought back Class TV with 'Live Lessons' presented by the CBBC Channel presenting team on late weekday mornings.

CBBC Channel has had a relatively similar presentation to that of its strand counterpart.

When CBBC launched, presentation was located in TC2 at BBC Television Centre, where the channel shared studio facilities with CBBC's original magazine show Xchange.

In 2011, CBBC Channel moved to television studios HQ5 and HQ6 at Dock10 studios in MediaCityUK, and has been presented from there since September 2011.

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The audience CBBC Channel was trying to reach did not watch live TV as much as they used to.

CBBC Channel Extra is a free interactive television service from CBBC Channel provided by the BBC Red Button.

From 2013 to 2016, CBBC Extra was available on the CBBC website, until the channel was discontinued in May 2016.

From July to August 2014, CBBC Channel HD was temporarily removed from Freeview during the 2014 Commonwealth Games to let BBC Three and BBC Three HD broadcast 24 hours a day, similar to how BBC Parliament was removed during the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.

From March to April 2018, CBBC Channel HD used downtime mode to let BBC Red Button HD broadcast 9pm to 5:30am on Sky and Freeview.

Since the launch of BBC Scotland, CBBC HD began finishing at 19:00 in Scotland on Freeview, due to the channel timesharing with BBC Scotland HD, which starts at 19:00 CBBC SD continued to finish at 21:00 in Scotland until hours were cut nationwide in January 2022.

On 11 February 2002, CBBC launched a channel version and introduced a new logo, consisting of a green bug with a C in purple.